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    British Forces in Bulgaria prior to the Crimean Campaign 1854 (June 28): Entire letter from 'Aledyn Camp' near Varna to Brigg, Lincolnshire endorsed "From Lieut. Nicholson, 77th Regiment, Army of the East"; rated "3d." due on arrival for the concessionary rate. Interesting contents raise a familiar complaint "Everything connected with the War is kept a profound secret from us all....arrived at Varna we fully thought we were going to raise the Siege of Silistria, but after stopping a week at Varna we proceeded one day's march into the country....where we have been stopping ever since...". The writer, Lieut. Nicholson's grave is in the Light Division cemetry -  "killed whilst gallantly leading his company in a charge at the Battle of Inkerman 5th Nov 1854". Opinion Todd (2014).rnrnProvenance: Collection Karajanov, Corinphila sale 133, 6-9 June 2002, ex lot 1073; Collection Francois X. Piat, Cavendish, Derby, 9 Sept 2015; Corinphila sale, 17 June 2019, lot 7250.
    Ausruf : 200 CHF
    Zuschlag : 320 CHF